Cross Rhythms




This article is about the Christian media organization. For musical technique, see cross-beat.






The Cross Rhythms logo


Cross Rhythms is a Christian media organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It operates an FM and online radio station, produces radio shows sent internationally, and its website has resources on contemporary Christian music.[1][2]



History


See also: Cross Rhythms (magazine) and Cross Rhythms City Radio

In 1983,[3] broadcaster Chris Cole started a 30-minute weekly Christian music radio show on Plymouth Sound FM, an Independent Local Radio station in Plymouth. Originally titled The Solid Rock of Jesus Christ, the programme aired on Sunday evenings. It grew into a one-hour programme, and became one of the most listened to programmes in its time slot in South Devon.[4] The show continued until 1996.


In May 1990, music journalist Tony Cummings founded the magazine Cross Rhythms Magazine. In 1991, publication of the magazine was taken over by Cole's publishing company, Cornerstone House. The radio show was renamed the Cross Rhythms Experience in 1992 and became a syndicated show in 1993.


Also in 1991, Cross Rhythms took over the organisation and management of what had previously been the Umberleigh Rock Gospel Festival. The event was renamed to the Cross Rhythms Festival, and continued to be held annually until 2003. By 1995 the magazine had a readership of about 15,000.[5]


Cross Rhythms, in partnership with United Christian Broadcasters, launched a satellite radio channel broadcasting to the UK and Europe on digital satellite in 1998. At the same time, Cross Rhythms moved base from Plymouth to Stoke-on-Trent to share facilities with UCB. The partnership continued until 2002, when Cross Rhythms was granted a pilot licence for a new form of local radio, then called Access Radio but now known as Community Radio. Cross Rhythms City Radio went on air in February 2002.


At the same time as obtaining the FM licence for Cross Rhythms City Radio, Cross Rhythms moved out of UCB's HQ and into Conway House, the former home of BBC Radio Stoke.


The last Cross Rhythms Festival was held in 2003 and Cross Rhythms Magazine ceased publication in 2005. The festival was subsequently re-launched as a partnership with Gilead Foundations under the new name of the Arrow Festival. The editorial content of the magazine is now carried by the Cross Rhythms Website. In order to help finance the expansion of the radio aspect of the organisation, Cross Rhythms Direct was launched in 2003 as an online Christian music shop. It has a chart system and the highest selling artists include Chris Tomlin, Lou Fellingham, and Hillsong.


As well as operating Cross Rhythms City Radio and the Cross Rhythms website, which has a review section of Christian music releases, and life-based articles by a selection of writers including Mal Fletcher and Paul Poulton, Cross Rhythms also provides syndicated radio programming for a number of other radio stations, mostly community based, and music review content for several publications including the UK Christian retail trade magazine Christian Marketplace.


The name "Cross Rhythms" is also used by two other UK community radio stations, Cross Rhythms Plymouth – officially launched on 29 March 2007 and Cross Rhythms Teesside 107.1 FM, officially launched on 27 April 2008. Although using the name, these stations are under separate ownership as required by Ofcom regulations. The use of the Cross Rhythms brand is part of a franchise agreement whereby the new stations will take syndicated programming from Cross Rhythms outside their own core broadcasting hours while retaining full editorial independence.



References





  1. ^ "Presenting our faith in enjoyable radio format". The Plymouth Evening Herald. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "search.proquest.com/news/docview/1348143213/fulltext/F638ED161427460DPQ/9?accountid=10226". Western Morning News. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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  3. ^ "Cross Rhythms - Christian Community Radio". The Plymouth Evening Herald. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2017.


  4. ^ Cummings, Tony, ed. (9 August 2005). "The End of the Beginning". Cross Rhythms. Stoke-on-Trent: Cross Rhythms (85): 6–10. ISSN 0967-540X. OCLC 500051110. Archived from the original on 29 November 2005. Retrieved 3 August 2012.


  5. ^ Givens, Steve (July 1995). "The British Are Listening!". CCM Magazine. 18 (1): 20. ISSN 1524-7848.




External links


  • Official website



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